Levy County Sheriff Bobby McCallum has a message for those using and selling drugs: Quit now.

On Monday, McCallum announced the arrest of 65 people and that his department is seeking two others on various drug charges in Operation Melting Pot.

There are 74 cases and 135 charges against the 67 individuals named in warrants. A sheriff's office press release said investigators made 72 controlled purchases of illegal drugs from 67 different suspects. It was the largest roundup since one several years ago that netted 40 suspects.

Levy County Department of Public Safety (LCDPS) Paramedics Stephen Ferguson, Humberto Jimenez and Joe Brooks volunteered to represent Levy County in the Bill Shearer International Advanced Life Support (ALS) Competition at CLINCON 2015 in Orlando on July 9-10.

This event is a challenge for critical thinking and problem solving in advanced life support skills used in the field. The LCDPS Team represented the North Florida Region well placing 15th overall out of 36 teams.

On July 9, John Wayne Hudson registered as a Sexual Predator with the Levy County Sheriff’s Office.

Hudson was convicted in 2004 in Levy County for sexual battery by weapon or force. He was released from the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 2014 and registered a change in address to 11950 NE 116 Street, Archer.

By Florida law Hudson is required to notify law enforcement whenever he changes addresses.

TALLAHASSEE – For the second time in two weeks, Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and the Federal Trade Commission have filed a federal court lawsuit to protect consumers from a credit card interest rate reduction scam. This time, Bondi and the FTC halted a Pinellas County-based group of businesses and individuals from operating a nationwide telemarketing scam that defrauded consumers out of at least $8.5 million.